diff --git a/build/release.sh b/build/release.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1d4b831b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+cd $(dirname $0)/..
+
+echo "> Checking semver format"
+
+if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
+  echo "This release script requires a single argument corresponding to the semver to be released. See semver.org"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+semver=$(grep -P '^v(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)' <<< "$1")
+
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "Not valid semver format. See semver.org"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "> Checking matching $semver in frontend submodule"
+
+cd frontend
+
+trash=$(git tag | grep "$semver")
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "Tag $semver does not exist in submodule 'frontend'. Tag it and run this script again."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+git rev-parse --verify --quiet release
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  git checkout -b release "$semver"
+else
+  git checkout release
+  git reset --hard "$semver"
+fi
+
+cd ..
+
+echo "> Updating submodule ref to $semver"
+
+sed -i "s|(untracked)|$1|g" filebrowser.go
+git commit -am "chore: version $semver"
+git tag "$1"
+git push
+git push --tags
+
+echo "> Commiting untracked version notice..."
+
+sed -i "s|$1|(untracked)|g" filebrowser.go
+git commit -am "chore: setting untracked version [ci skip]"
+git push
+
+echo "> Done!"
diff --git a/publish.sh b/publish.sh
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index 660ce463..00000000
--- a/publish.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-set -e
-
-cd $(dirname $0)
-
-echo "Building assets"
-./build/build_assets.sh
-
-echo "Updating version number to $1..."
-sed -i "s|(untracked)|$1|g" filebrowser.go
-git add -A
-git commit -m "chore: version $1"
-git tag "v$1"
-git push
-git push --tags
-
-echo "Commiting untracked version notice..."
-sed -i "s|$1|(untracked)|g" filebrowser.go
-git add -A
-git commit -m "chore: setting untracked version [ci skip]"
-git push
-
-echo "Done!"